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I would like to ask you both, where are these
Georges, Henrys, etc., born?
Interestingly enough, my grandfather's name
was George W. Boling, from Ohio. Pennsylvania is not that far away, nor was travel unheard of from 1845 to 1850. For example, the Texas War for Independence ("Remember the Alamo!") resulted in the naming of one Samuel H. Boling born in August of 1847, in Ohio. At least that's what I can gather from the census for 1850 and 1860.
Now, the interesting thing is that Sam have sons he named George W. Boling, William, and others. That I got from a grand uncle, William, up around Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and his son Walter.
Even if George W. Boling born 11-29-1845 is not a brother to Samuel H. Boling b. August 1847, he is most likely a cousin. As I said, they all travelled a lot in those days, there weren't 10,000 Bolings, as there are today, and Pennsylvania is close to Ohio, as, Mississippi is close to Texas. We have a long tradition of family living half the year up North and the other half down South, usually near Boling City (Boling/New Gulf), Texas, outside of Houston, Texas, to the West.
I have been working on the family history since the late 60's/early 70's. I've been to the College of Arms in London where I've spoken to the Queen's Herald, the Herald of Windsor, who showed me the actual DomesDay Book, and the entries for the Boling family.
I have a lot more history, but some missing links, such as the father of Samuel H. Boling, born August 1847, Ohio.
I could also use help on that lineage.
Tj
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